How to choose a residential roofing contractor

Monday, 23 November 2015

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When it comes time to choose a residential roofing contractor, you have to take several factors into consideration.

The roof of your home is a very important part of your home and the structure of your roof affects the entire integrity of your home. Your roof protects your most valuable assets and requires a residential roofing contractor that you can trust. Buying a new roof or repairing your roof are both important and costly investments. Before spending money take your time to evaluate roofing contractors in your area. You should insist on a professional roofing contractor that is reputable. Below is a few tips to help you choose a residential roofing contractor that will not only get the job done, but will get the job done right.

Reputation Matters

You should spend some time doing research on local roofing contractors in your area. Search for online roofing reviews, ask your neighbours who they recommend, and check with the better business bureau. You should be leary of a roofing contractor that doesn’t have customer testimonials. When you come across bad or negative reviews be sure to give the roofing contractor the benefit of the doubt and READ. Some customers may be unhappy about something not pertaining to the work the contractor performed and could leave negative review due to this.

Choose Local

While there are plenty of great Florida roofing contractors, you should always try to remain local to where your home is located. Check for a contractor that isn’t just operating locally at this time but has a permanent place of business in the area. The last thing you want is a company that operates elsewhere or that just vanishes after installing your roof and when the roof starts leaking they’re nowhere to be found.

Insist on Licensing and Insurance

Never hire an unlicensed roofing contractor. You must insist when you choose a residential roofing contractor that the roofer is fully licensed and insured. An unlicensed contractor can mess up your roof or cause structural damage to your home with no repercussion and you will end up footing the bill. Same goes for insurance! Make sure the residential roofing contractor that you choose has worker’s compensation and liability insurance. If a worker gets hurt while working on your roof, the contractor should have insurance to cover this.

Remember that price isn’t everything

Roofing work is not like buying a new shirt or even a car. Never choose a roofing company based on the price. Any reputable roofing contractor with overhead and proper insurance has to establish pricing to cover these costs. Low and cheap bids drive down the market. Just like they say “If it looks too good to be true, it probably is”. Roofing work is unfortunately a costly investment but when done right, a new roofing system installed by a quality contractor can last a lifetime. Shop around for different prices and options, but realize that the neighbour who roofs on the side or the guys operating out of a pickup truck will always do it cheaper – but you get what you pay for!

Always do your homework when it’s time to choose a residential roofing contractor for your next roofing project. Whether you’re installing a new roof, making a simple or complex roof repair, or needing a roof maintenance plan you should always look for the roofing contractor you can trust.

Contact Florida Southern Roofing today for a free no obligation roofing estimate! We would love to come show you why we are the Sarasota roofing contractor you can trust!

Comments

Our roof has been losing shingles during the past few wind storms, and we think it is probably time to get it replaced. It is good to know that reputation matters when hiring a roofing contractor. I like what was said about how searching for online reviews and asking people you trust can be good methods of finding. We will keep this in mind as we start to interview potential contractors.

Our roof has been losing shingles during the past few wind storms, and we think it is probably time to get it replaced. It is good to know that reputation matters when hiring a roofing contractor. I like what was said about how searching for online reviews and asking people you trust can be good methods of finding. We will keep this in mind as we start to interview potential contractors.

Since bigger companies usually have more clients to deal with, they may not be able to give you the kind of attention and treatment you’d like to receive. Local contractors, on the other hand, are more flexible and more accommodating to your needs and demands because they have fewer clients to entertain.

Since bigger companies usually have more clients to deal with, they may not be able to give you the kind of attention and treatment you’d like to receive. Local contractors, on the other hand, are more flexible and more accommodating to your needs and demands because they have fewer clients to entertain.

I do like that the article insists on making sure that the roofer has insurance. After all, roofing, as the name implies, will require them to work up on your roof. Because of this, it is important that they can cover themselves for any injuries they might receive on the job.

I do like that the article insists on making sure that the roofer has insurance. After all, roofing, as the name implies, will require them to work up on your roof. Because of this, it is important that they can cover themselves for any injuries they might receive on the job.

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